The NTSB wants those agencies to do a better job in sharing more
real-time weather information with pilots, and do a better job of
teaching them about dangerous weather conditions they may face.

“We
find about 40 percent of the accidents, pilots did not get a weather
briefing so we certainly encourage and try and get people to get weather
briefings before they go flying,” said Earl Weener, one of the NTSB's
five members.

NTSB members, who are appointed by the president, investigate about
15,000 general-aviation accidents a year. About 20 percent of those
involve weather conditions such as wind, fog, icing and turbulence.

Currently
information on these potentially dangerous conditions exists, but it’s
not always provided to pilots during pre-flight weather forecasts.

“We’re
trying to make sure that we get the most up-to-date, accurate weather
information into the hand of the end user -- which is obviously the
pilot or (flying) operation in this case,” said Clint Johnson, chief of
the NTSB's Alaska office.

In 2012, a Learjet had icing on the wind
screens and ended up going off a runway at Ted Stevens Anchorage
International Airport while trying to land. Investigators later found
out that pilot hadn’t been told about a pilot report at nearby Joint
Base Elmendorf-Richardson that warned of severe icing.
“Unfortunately
that information wasn’t transmitted to the crew, and ultimately they
continued to approach and went off the runway,” Johnson said.

What does this recommendation mean for Alaska, with its harsh climates and sometimes unpredictable weather?

“What
it means for Alaska is working together with the FAA and National
Weather Service to get that information to the pilots in a more
expeditious manner,” Johnson said.

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